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Household of John Tait (born 1804, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
John Tait and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1804 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1841 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Donald (born 1862 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), John's Lodger, Martin (born 1834 in Sligo, Sligo, Ireland) and John's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Beith, Fife, Scotland).
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John Tait's household
John
Tait
Head
Margaret
Tait
Daughter
Donald
Paterson
Lodger
Martin
Grealy
Lodger
John
Riverns
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 77 |
| Birth year | 1804 |
| Birth place | Watten, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Tait | Head | Widower | 77 | 1804 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Donald | Paterson | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Martin | Grealy | Lodger | Married | 47 | 1834 | Sligo, Sligo, Ireland | |
John | Riverns | Lodger | Married | 32 | 1849 | Beith, Fife, Scotland |
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